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SC notice to states on overspending of Rs 1,91,554 crore
New Delhi, Oct 13: The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and all state governments on a petition accusing them of spending more than Rs 1,91,554 crore without getting approval from Parliament as mandated under article 115 and 205 of the constitution of India.
New Delhi, Oct 13: The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre and all state governments on a petition accusing them of spending more than Rs 1,91,554 crore without
getting approval from Parliament as mandated under article 115 and 205 of the constitution of India.
A bench comprising Justice P V Reddi and Justice A R Lakshmanan issued the notices on a public interest litigation filed by ex-MP era Sezhiyan through advocate E C Agrawala
seeking a direction to the state governments to place for approval of parliament and legislative assemblies the demand for excess expenditure.
In the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) published in April this year it was shown that a sum of Rs 1,91,554 crore had been spent in violation of Article 115 and 205 of the Constitution.
Bureau Report